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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2003
Page
4
Wanda Gamer Cash serves as editor and publisher while David Bloom holds the role of managing editor and Fred Hartman is listed as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974, marking archival leadership notes.
Sterling Municipal Library runs an adult literacy program since 1986 pairing volunteers with adults learning basic reading skills. Last year the effort aided over 30 residents. 23 percent of adults are functionally illiterate per a 1993 U.S. Education Department study, with English and Spanish speakers among the affected.
The Sterling Municipal Library offers volunteer literacy tutor training this Saturday and next from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with materials provided by library staff. The notice urges adults in cities and rural areas to help address illiteracy and its impact on jobs and productivity. Editorial by Joseph Lohan, city editor of The Baytown Sun.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned more than 100 death sentences in Arizona, Idaho and Montana, ruling retroactive a Supreme Court decision that required juries to determine capital punishment. Colorado and Nebraska remain unaffected due to lack of jurisdiction. The decision prompts new sentencing hearings, keeping inmates in custody while debated.
Readers urge Baytown to extend library hours arguing it serves students and working families, questions the cost of police protection, and suggests private security or later opening hours to preserve access while addressing local concerns about public safety and internet access.
Cove volunteers thank residents for last year’s fundraiser for fire and emergency services and urge continued donations. The Cove Frontier Day is set for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to support ongoing protection for homes and lives.
The Baytown Sun invites public input and explains weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words are welcomed with signatures, photos, and contact details. Submit to Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown TX 77522 or via fax 281 427 1880 or email sunnews baytownsun com.
A compiled contact roster shows Barbers Hill Administration in Mont Belvieu with superintendent Tim Sonnenberg and seven trustees, plus Anahuac and Crosby district listings. It includes positions, names, and phone numbers for board members and officers across several Texas towns. The collection mentions Linda Kay Barnhart and Don Hendrix as additional contacts in Crosby and nearby locales.
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